Murtha And The Cost Of The War

Washington Post:

One longtime House member's views of the hidden costs of the war in Iraq are worth studying -- when the congressman is Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense.

Murtha was a Marine officer during the Vietnam War, earning a Bronze Star and two Purple Heart medals. Murtha, in his 34th year in Congress, is an outspoken critic of the Bush administration's Iraq policy.

He holds strong views about the effect of the war on the U.S. military and the public, which he detailed in a speech last week to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a nonpartisan Washington think tank.

"Less than 1 percent of the public is making the sacrifice that these troops [in Iraq and Afghanistan] are making," Murtha said. He noted his proposal for a war tax, which was shot down by the Democratic leadership.

"You can't put a trillion-dollar war on a credit card and leave the bills for our children to pay," he said. "The same Americans suffering in Iraq today will be paying for this borrowed war for the rest of their lives."

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Comments

[research]

09:05 PM on 02/11/2008

It's not a war, the Iraq invasion and occupation is a

WAR CRIME!

[wadenelson1]

11:20 AM on 02/11/2008

>the administration is spending $343 million every 24 hours on the Iraq war

"We are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy. Allah willing, and nothing is too great for Allah," Osama bin Laden 2004

Can someone tell me what US Troops staying another year, another ten years in Iraq will accomplish?

ANYONE???

Isn't the first thing all credit counselors tell you is to QUIT DIGGING THE HOLE EVEN DEEPER???